Tourists listen to a guide through headphones inside the Capitol Rotunda, Sept. 30 in Washington. Tours will be suspended if Senate and House lawmakers cannot decided on a bill to prevent a government shutdown from occurring.

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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) pauses during a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting about the ongoing budget fight on Capitol Hill on Sept. 30 in Washington.

President Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Sept. 30.

President Obama walks towards the podium in the James Brady Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Sept. 30. Obama is ramping up pressure on Republicans to avoid a post-midnight government shutdown.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) arrives at the Senate floor for a vote on the government funding bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 30.

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Sept. 30, announcing a new action to protect voting rights.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) walks to his office at the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 30.

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The U.S. Capitol is photographed through a chain fence in Washington Sept. 30.

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Reid and Schumer speak at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sept. 30.

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Janette Donder from Alexandria, Va. carries a sign in front of the Capitol calling on both parties to compromise to avoid a government shutdown, Sept. 30.

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The sun sets on Washington Sept. 30 as a government shutdown looms with no deal in immediate sight.